Only you- Rangi & Kyoshi

Chapter 61

"My husband wanted you to have a warm meal this morning, as a thank you" The chief's wife said with a kind smile, a small child clinging to the back of her skirt.

The group had been sitting around their fire earlier that morning when the two approached.

"Do you want to give it to her?" The woman whispered, as the child nodded.

She pulled something small out of her pocket, it turned out to be a little fan charm carved out of driftwood.

For a second Kyoshi saw Koko's eyes in the child's, so hopeful and soft.

Taking it carefully she tucked it into her robes, "Thank you" She gave the girl a small bow of appreciation, as the two left. Snow starting to fall, causing the fire to flicker slightly.

"You guys should take some." Kyoshi offered, opening the warm package of fish cakes.

"Not hungry?" The fire bender asked, adding a boost of flames to the fire.

"I'll eat some," Kyoshi added, taking a parcel before passing it to Lao Ge. 

Rangi nodded in approval, as Kirima took a cake.

Kyoshi looked around the group she ate, the snow starting to fall harder while the fox sat at her feet.

"So you really didn't go crazy," Kirima commented, taking a bite. "Did it tell you anything special then?"

"He doesn't talk, just shows me things I guess," Kyoshi shrugs, looking down at the creature. "So do we all have an understanding of the plan?"

"Just one of us needs to win to get into the group, and catch a glance at who's really in charge," Wong replied.

"And figure out their motive." Rangi added. "You still good to be the first up?" She asked the water bender.

To which she gave a confident smirk, "Of course"

As Kyoshi went to pull her scarf higher up on her face in the cold, the fox suddenly took off into the forming blizzard.

"You're not actually going to follow it are you?" Wong asked.

"Its not like you're just full of answers," Kyoshi called, hurrying after it. Leaving the group all staring at the fire bender, who was starting to stand. "Didn't you hear her, we're following the fox"

Now all rushing after the Avatar and her fox, they took off into the blizzard heading to the far side of town.

"I think your fox is broken," Kirima yelled into the wind. "This is where we were yesterday" She exclaimed as the ship, and icy arena came into view.

But Kyoshi paid little mind to the comments, watching as the fox halted, then walking in a couple of circles.

"He's not broken, I don't know, I can't exactly understand it" Kyoshi finally replied, looking back at her gang for a minute. But when she looked back the fox had seemingly disappeared.

Letting out a frustrated breath she kicked at a pile of snow, this felt like some cruel joke that would end up making her look insane.

"Hey, where did he go?" Rangi asked, appearing at her side.

Kyoshi just bit at the inside of her cheek, she had no clue where the fox went. There was only the arena, ship, and sea in front of them.

"Do you think he went for a swim, cause I don't think he'd find the pirates very welcoming." Wong asked.

"Did we confirm they were pirates?" Lao Ge chimed in.

"The guy said they wanted to conquer land, that may include other ships along the way." Kirima shrugged. "So what now"